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Series IV: Legal Papers

 Series

Dates

  • 1658-1910

Conditions Governing Access

Public use of this collection is restricted to microfilm. See Manuscripts Department microfilm MS 2001: 41 reels.

Extent

From the Collection: 48.10 Linear Feet (53 full Hollinger boxes; 24 flat boxes; 3 volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is arranged into five series.

Series I: Land Papers

Contains acquisitions of property, maintenance of property, property lists, inventories (including those of enslaved individuals), and public land documents.

Series II: Letters

Contains indexed letters and correspondent files. Each letter is foldered, labeled and placed in chronological sequence. The letters have been indexed in the catalog of the Manuscripts Reading Room. The letters in the correspondent file are mainly family letters grouped according to the writer and they are arranged alphabetically. There is more complete biographical information on the folders.

Series III: Business Material

Comprised of business letters, papers of an agent, company or individual and accounts and receipts 1718–1890.

Series IV: Legal Papers

Contains information regarding estates, cases, and wills. The wills are arranged alphabetically.

Series V: Miscellany

Includes such items as report cards, commissions, a weather diary, genealogical data, sermons, a surveying textbook, Edward Lloyd IV’s catalog of a library, and horse pedigrees.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750